It has been one year since we walked our family of five onto an airplane to permanently live in Guatemala.  Honestly, I don’t remember much of the day or following week as I was an emotional wreck.  However, we believe in a living a Life of Obedience to the things we know God is calling … More One Year Later…

Jesus was in the temple, observing all the wealthy wanting to be noticed as they came with their offerings.  He noticed a very poor widow dropping two small copper coins in the offering box.  “Listen to me,” he said.  “This poor widow has given a larger offering than any of the wealthy.  For the rich … More A Sacrificial Gift

We have spent the past two days praying about the best way we can help the people affected by the Volcano.  Today we traveled to the main “help” area to see if there are needs for resources.  Thankfully, people were bringing lots of water, food, medicine, and clothes. At this moment we believe the best … More How Can We Help?

Many people have worked with Pastor Max Lara and loved his family for years.  Max lost a sister-in-law and niece-in-law as a result of the volcano.  They were buried yesterday afternoon.  As of yesterday, they were still trying to receive accurate information about Max’s brother.  They have lost some of the members, including children, from … More Update on Pastor Max (2nd Entry)

Blog Entry by Tess Scholz:  The other day I had an unexpected trip to Guatemala City.  Although I did not love the circumstances surrounding this trip, I was so grateful for the six-hour conversation with the Guatemalan medical translator, Mauricio, who drove me.  I always love spending time with locals, to learn more about the … More Love

Every week seems to be different for our lives, but we love it.  Here are few random pictures from this past week. We Sang.. We played soccer in the sunshine and the rain… We walked several blocks to school because of a protest.  Of course it is on the day we brought doughnuts for the … More Random Pictures